Sending Bronny to the G League is the right move for the Lakers and for him

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Happy Friday, folks! Welcome backmost to Layup Lines. Thanks truthful overmuch for joining maine today. I dream you’ve sewage a awesome play up of you.

Earlier this week, Bronny James and LeBron James made history by being the first father-son duo to play successful an NBA crippled together. We’ve been waiting all these years for this to happen. From the moment LeBron mentioned it arsenic a possibility to erstwhile it each went down.

Soon, it seems, however, they’ll beryllium separated again. Kind of.

After nan Lakers’ adjacent roadworthy trip, Bronny will beryllium assigned to nan Lakers’ NBA G League affiliate, nan South Bay Lakers, according to nan latest from ESPN’s Shams Charania. He’ll recreation pinch nan Lakers done Nov. 6 and past statesman “shuffling” betwixt nan G League and nan NBA squad connected Nov. 7 erstwhile nan G League play officially begins.

This mightiness beryllium considered a arguable move successful immoderate circles simply because everything surrounding Bronny James has unluckily go controversial. But don’t get it twisted: It’s not uncharacteristic for a second-round prime to beryllium sent to nan NBA G League to create his game. That’s person to nan norm than anything.

And, successful nan lawsuit of Bronny, this is astir apt nan champion point nan Lakers could do for him.

In his regular play debut against nan Timberwolves, he only played a small complete 3 minutes. In those 3 minutes, it was easy to spot that his timing simply wasn’t there. As a rookie, cipher expects it to be. But nan learning curve location for Bronny is crisp — nary matter who his begetter is.

The Lakers don’t person room for him successful nan rotation. He’s not a amended subordinate than, say, Max Christie aliases Jalen Hood-Schifino. And those are nan names he’d request to supplant successful nan rotation to play.

But, moreover if he were to get there, remember, some Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood are some retired pinch injuries. They’re 2 veterans who are acold much apt to beryllium contributing rotation players than Bronny astatine this constituent successful their careers.

There’s conscionable not overmuch room for Bronny to study and turn connected nan Lakers’ progressive roster. The champion option, then, would beryllium to nonstop him to nan G League wherever he tin study nan NBA crippled and steadily improve.

This isn’t a demotion. It’s not a downgrade. And his stint successful nan G League doesn’t person to past everlastingly — he’ll beryllium transitioning backmost and distant betwixt nan progressive roster and nan G League roster.

But what’s astir important correct now is that he gets nan reps. The G League is nan champion spot for him to do it.

The Wall works

I’m not going to dishonesty — I was skeptical erstwhile I first publication astir The Wall.

I mean, travel on. The thought of an uninterrupted monolithic conception of Clippers’ fans successful nan Intuit Dome seemed trivial to maine initially. Do Clippers fans moreover attraction that much?

It only took maine 1 crippled to bargain what Steve Ballmer and nan Clippers were selling, mostly because Kevin Durant gave it his stamp of approval.

He missed 2 free throws while staring down thousands of screaming Clippers fans.

Kevin Durant: 0
The Wall: 2

KD misses some and Clippers fans get free chickenhearted pic.twitter.com/2KcFiLdrHs

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) October 24, 2024

Durant called The Wall “insane.” Devin Booker said “that [expletive] mightiness work” aft missing a free propulsion successful beforehand of it.

It’s only been 1 game. And these are only 2 (of nan champion of nan best!) players successful nan NBA. But, man. If they’re saying this is simply a point already? I deliberation this mightiness really beryllium a thing.

MORE ON THE WALL: Every squad successful nan NBA needs to see doing thing for illustration this.

Shootaround

— Charles Barkley still doesn’t cognize who anyone plays for. Never change, Inside nan NBA. Bryan Kalbrosky has more.

— We classed nan NBA Cup courts from worst to “Please delete this.” Yes, you’re reference that correctly.

— Speaking of nan Intuit Dome, this T-shirt flip is remarkable. Wow.

— Robert Zeglinski wrote a spot astir what a quality Russell Westbrook mightiness make for nan Nuggets. Things aren’t truthful awesome aft 1 game, but we’ve sewage a agelong play ahead, folks.

That’s a wrap! Thanks truthful overmuch for reference Layup Lines today. We admit you. Have a awesome weekend.

Peace.

-Sykes ✌️